Bush leads Lions over Bears

Bush carried the ball 18 times and also had four catches for 34 yards for the
Lions (3-1), who snapped a three-game losing streak to the Bears and have
now won two straight since falling to Arizona in Week 2.

"The offensive line did a tremendous job today," said Bush. "We had talked all
week about them being the key to our success. They did a great job and I
really didn't get touched during the game."

Matthew Stafford was 23-for-35 for 242 yards with one touchdown, and an
interception, but also added a rushing touchdown and fumbled the ball once for
Detroit, which has won both its home games this season.

Jay Cutler had a tough game as he was picked off three times and also lost a
fumble. He finished the game 27-for-47 for 317 yards and two touchdowns for
the Bears (3-1), who had won their first three games to start a season for
just the third time in the last 20 years.

"They won all three phases and deserved to win the game today," said Chicago
head coach Marc Trestman. "At halftime we got together and told ourselves we
were going to play hard the next 30 minutes. I thought we did that and I know
there are no moral victories, but it was nice to see the guys fight like
that."

Chicago's first possession of the game paid off as Robbie Gould hit a 34-yard
field goal for a 3-0 lead with 8 1/2 minutes left in the first. The big play
of the drive was a 30-yard catch over the middle by Martellus Bennett.

Detroit came right back to get a field goal of its own as David Akers hit a
23-yarder to tie the game with 2:38 left in the first. Bush had carries of 17
and 11 yards to get the ball past midfield, while Calvin Johnson caught a 14-
yard pass before the drive stalled at the Chicago 5.

Louis Delmas picked off a Cutler pass on the next drive and Detroit got the
ball back at the Chicago 31. The team only managed one first down, though, and
a 31-yard field goal from Akers made it a 6-3 game early in the second
quarter.

It only took two plays, though, for Chicago to take the lead back as Matt
Forte took a pitch to the right and raced 53 yards without getting touched for
a touchdown and a 10-6 lead with 13:44 left in the half.

The Lions put together another impressive drive, getting down to the Chicago
23, but had to settle for another field goal from Akers, this one from 41
yards out that made it a 10-9 game.

Things got a lot better for Detroit from there, though, as the team held
Chicago to a three-and-out and Michael Spurlock returned the punt 57 yards to
the Chicago 22. Four plays later, Stafford leaped over the goal line and had
the ball knocked out of his hands, but it came right back to him for a 1-yard
score with 6:09 to play.

On the first play of the Bears' next drive, Cutler was picked off by Glover
Quin, who returned the ball to the Chicago 2. On the next play, Stafford
lofted a pass to the left corner where Johnson made the catch for a 23-10 lead
with 5:47 left.

Another three-and-out from Chicago saw Detroit get the ball back near
midfield, and the second play saw Bush take a handoff up the middle, cut it
out to the right and leap over a defender before getting into the end zone on
a 37-yard score and a 30-10 lead with 2:43 remaining in the half.

The Bears got a 28-yard field goal from Gould on the final play of the half
after recovering a Stafford fumble to make it a 30-13 game.

Chicago got three more points on a 25-yard field goal from Gould just under
six minutes into the third to make it a 30-16 game.

The score stayed that way until later in the third as Cutler was sacked and
stripped of the ball by Ndamukong Suh with Nick Fairley picking up the ball
and taking it into the end zone from four yards out to give the Lions a 37-16
lead going into the fourth quarter.

"I was able to bend the corner and I saw Jay holding the ball," said Suh. "I
just wanted to get a good swipe on it and I did. Next thing I see is Nick
picking it up and going in."

After an Akers 43-yard field goal made it a 40-16 game with 8:57 to play,
Cutler marched his team down the field, converting a pair of fourth downs with
Alshon Jeffery catching a 14-yard touchdown on 4th-and-3. Jeffery then caught
a pass for the 2-point conversion and it was a 40-24 game with 4:00 to go.

Joique Bell lost a fumble on Detroit's next touch and Chicago recovered.
Cutler and the Bears were able to make it a one-score game as Earl Bennett
caught a 10-yard score and Brandon Marshall caught the 2-point conversion for
a 40-32 game with 43 seconds to play.

Detroit, though, recovered the onsides kick and went into the victory
formation.

Game Notes

The Bears have scored 41 points in the first quarter this season ... Chicago
totaled 417 yards, but went just 1-for-13 on third downs ... Detroit had 387
yards and controlled the ball for close to 32 minutes ... Forte finished the
game with 95 yards on 14 carries ... Detroit plays at Green Bay next Sunday
... Chicago hosts New Orleans next Sunday.